EC Scholars

The EC Scholars award is the most prestigious scholarship offered at East Carolina University, and we challenge you to join us in an academic experience that goes beyond the ordinary.

To attract the most intellectually talented students to East Carolina University, the EC Scholars Program was established in 1998. The scholarship offers challenging learning experiences to a highly academically gifted, select group of East Carolina University undergraduates.

The EC Scholars Program provides students with rigorous coursework, research opportunities with faculty members across campus, and a required Study Abroad experience. EC Scholars live and learn in a collegial residence environment, and participate in leadership and community engagement opportunities in eastern North Carolina and beyond.

Business Scholars Program

Business Scholars is a prestigious opportunity for Honors
College awardees who wish to study and pursue careers in business. It is
offered jointly by the Honors College and the College of Business at East
Carolina University. Business Scholars benefit from the College of
Business Leadership and Professional Development program, a unique business
curriculum designed to ensure that students develop the vital leadership skills
of critical thinking, value orientation, communication, and team-building.
Beyond this, Business Scholars participate in leadership and community
engagement opportunities and build close relationships with the College of
Business leadership team, faculty, and advisory board members. Business
Scholars benefit from a generous scholarship award of $12,000 beyond those
scholarship monies awarded by the Honors College (distributed as $1500 per
semester over eight semesters). Further, Business Scholars are guaranteed entry
into the nationally ranked East Carolina University MBA or MSA program upon
completion of their undergraduate degree (provided they satisfy program
requirements). Freshmen Business Scholars will live and learn in a collegial
residence environment.

Early Assurance Programs

The Honors College proudly offers five Early Assurance programs. These programs are directed at prospective students who are interested in graduate programs in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or audiology following the completion of their undergraduate degrees. Students are guaranteed entry into each respective program upon completion of their undergraduate degree provided they satisfy requirements.